Monthly Archives

October 2016

  • Does Your Budget Have a Bike Lane?

    Does Your Budget Have a Bike Lane?


    10 Comments

    Budgets help direct our spending, but by nature they constrain us. While that doesn’t sound very fun, these restrictions are for a good cause. By voluntarily limiting short-term spending, we can stay out of financial trouble and work toward achieving longer-term financial goals. Though it sounds contradictory, we achieve financial…

  • Making Money from Home

    Making Money As a Stay-at-Home Mom


    10 Comments

    When TJ and I started our budget, I had a hard time accounting for every single purchased item. Coming home from a shopping trip started to feel like an interrogation, even though I’m sure TJ didn’t mean it that way. “What did you buy? How much was it? Did you…